It has already been one year since the first U.S. ETF designed to provide exposure only to XRP officially began trading, when the XRP ETF market launched on November 14 last year.
Although XRP has not shown any impressive price growth, this marks a major milestone in its journey towards global expansion, especially greater institutional adoption.
XRP ETFs attract 1.16 billion XRP since launch
While momentum has slowed significantly in recent days, data showcased by the official XRP X handle shows that the U.S. spot XRP ETFs have steadily expanded their holdings since they launched late last year.
As such, they have accumulated about 1.16 billion XRP to date, marking a major milestone for the broader XRP ecosystem even as momentum slows amid the prolonged market volatility.
While XRP ETFs are designed to allow investors to gain exposure to XRP through traditional means rather than by purchasing and holding the asset directly, the milestone signals growing interest in XRP investment products among institutional investors.
Nonetheless, the team shared a chart that revealed that XRP ETF holdings have generally trended upward since November 2025, with notable increases around the beginning of the launch period and another significant rise in August this year.
XRP ETFs now issued by six major companies
As the XRP ETF ecosystem continues to grow, the asset has seen several major asset managers join its ecosystem over the past year.
These asset management firms issuing the XRP investment product include Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Canary Capital, 21Shares, Grayscale, and REX.